6. What is Tithi

Also known as lunar day, one Tithi is said to be complete when Moon has moved 12° from the Sun.  The names of the tithi are given below.

It is perhaps known to all that size (shape) of Moon either increases or decreases. The day, when the shape of Moon is a complete circle, is known as Poornima or Full Moon day.  From the Full Moon day, the Moon starts decreasing day by day, till it disappears after 15 days.  The day, when it is not visible, is called Amavasya or New Moon.  Increasing Moon is called waxing Moon and decreasing Moon is called waning Moon.  The period when Moon is increasing is called the Bright Half and the period when Moon is waning is called the Dark Half.

Tithi

Bright Half                        Dark Half

1.        Pratipada        1.        Pratipada

2.        Dwitya           2.        Dwitya

3.        Tratiya            3.        Tratiya

4.        Chaturthi        4.        Chaturthi

5.        Panchami       5.        Panchami

6.        Shashthi         6.        Shashthi

7.        Saptami          7.        Saptami

8.        Ashtami          8.        Ashtami

9.        Nawami          9.        Nawami

10.        Dashmi        10.        Dashmi

11.        Ekadashi       11.        Ekadashi

12.        Dwadasi       12.        Dwadasi

13.        Trayodashi    13.        Trayodashi

14.        Chaturdashi   14.        Chaturdashi

15.        Poornima       15.        Amavasya

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 5. What is the difference between Hindu Astrology and Western Astrology?

The major difference between Hindu Astrology and Western Astrology is that Hindu Astrology follows Nirayana system and the Western Astrology follows Sayana system. 

Nirayana System

In this planets are taken as fixed while Sun is taken as moving, because this is the way it appears.

Sayana System

In this, planets are taken as moving while Sun is taken as stationary, because this is the way it actually is.

Aynamsha

The exact period when both the zodiacs were in the first point is called Aynamsha or the precessional distance.  It is the increment between the beginning of the fixed and moveable zodiacs and varies from 19° to 23°.  It is taken roughly as 50 1/13 seconds of arc per year.

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 4. What is Kala(Time) in astrology?

In Hindu astrology, it is known as Kala.  It is an abstract idea.  It is measured in years, months, days, ghatis, palas and vipalas (also as years, months, days, hours, and seconds).  Actually, Sun does not revolve; it is stationary; it is the Earth, which revolves round its own axis as well as the Sun.  Days and nights are caused by the rotation of Earth on its axis.
1 day and night        = 60 ghatis
1 ghati        = 60 palas
1 pala        = 60 vipalas
1 day and night        = 60 ghatis
       = 24 Hours        
       = 24 x 60 minutes
Hence, 1 ghati        = 24 x 60 /60  =24 minutes
1 pala        = 24 seconds        
Nowadays, more and more people have started using hours, minutes and seconds instead of ghatis, palas and vipalas.  Even some of the panchangas are also giving the time both in ghatis and hours.

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 3. What are Planets?

There are 9 planets, which, according to Hindu Astrology, have powerful influence on the earth.  These are:
1.        Sun        2.        Moon
3.        Mars        4.        Mercury
5.        Jupiter        6.        Venus
7.        Saturn        8.        Rahu and
9.        Ketu
The last two, i.e. Rahu and Ketu are not exactly planets, as they do not have physical bodies.  They are called shadowy planets.  North Point, where the Moon crosses the Ecliptic, is known as Rahu and South Point is known as Ketu.  They are 180° apart from each other.  They are the nodes of Moon.
All the planets (except Rahu and Ketu) not only revolve on their own axis but also round the Sun.  Moon is the nearest to the Earth and Saturn the most distant from the Earth.
Sun and Moon are never in retrograde motion, i.e. they do not move backwards.  Rahu and Ketu always move backwards.  The other planets have both direct and retrograde motion.

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 2. What is Zodiac?

It is an imaginary belt in the heaven in which planets travel. Ecliptic is the path of the Sun, which passes correctly through the center of zodiac.

The zodiacal circle is divided into 12 equal parts of 30° each, known as Signs (Rashi).  These are:
1.        Aries        5.        Leo        9.        Sagitarius
2.        Taurus        6.        Virgo        10.        Capricorn
3.        Gemini        7.        Libra        11.        Aquarius
4.        Cancer        8.        Scorpio        12.        Pisces

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 1. What is Astrology ?

Astrology is a wonderful tool to find good and bad times in life well in advance so that you can exercise more free will to face the challenges.

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